UNCLEagent
11-30-2007, 06:17 PM
Two years ago I posted of my first audition for a photo-shoot. I got the gig and have been called form time to time. It's been over a year since my last call and I sort of put that behind me as a fun experience. Plus, I'm now working 8-5, so I don't go looking for these calls anymore.
Last weekend I received a call from a national florist. They asked me a few questions about my history of using their service. Then, they informed me they had seen my file and wanted to know if I'd be willing to do a national TV spot they would be filming here in Portland today. "Sure. Why not?"
I got off early from work today and made my way to the production studio. Simply, it was awesome. Sign some papers and make your way into makeup and wardrobe. there, a incredibly well-endowed blonde spends several minutes bending over you as she powders your face with this ever so soft brush. She smudges some stuff here, wipes some stuff there. It feels.... nice! And you hope this moment never goes away.
Then she plays with your hair. And you realize actors get this done to them every single day!
Of course it ends and a sound guy comes up to you, unbuttons your shirt and tapes a wire inside and runs it down to a gizmo inserted into your back pocket. I resist the urge to ask if I get a gun and a utility belt.
I am escorted into the studio after the red flashing light is turned off. It's way black in there. The stage is in front a huge green screen. The stage consists of one nice big comfy sofa chair on a raised platform. I sit and am told to make myself comfortable. "Fold your legs or do whatever feels most at ease." All sorts of spot lights are focused on this platform and me in the seat. Everywhere else, darkness. I can see cameras, the crew behind them. All the while I am thinking "This is sooo fucking cool!"
I am introduced to my off-camera interviewer, the director, some sound guys and cameramen. They direct me to look at certain spots, test the mike, and simply relax as they make all the necessary adjustments and prep for shooting. The blonde is called in to apply more makeup. I am happy.
Then a boom mike is lowered and a clapper appears. Again, waaaay cool!
The interviewer guy at the podium, off camera begins chatting. Just a normal dialog about the service, my likes and dislike about the product. Then, when all is done, I am told, "Well, that is it. We just shot 19 minutes of footage and we are done!"
I leave the stage and am in total awe of the experience. Sure, I was nervous and felt unsure a bit. But it wasn't nerve-wracking in the least. It was fun!!
Last weekend I received a call from a national florist. They asked me a few questions about my history of using their service. Then, they informed me they had seen my file and wanted to know if I'd be willing to do a national TV spot they would be filming here in Portland today. "Sure. Why not?"
I got off early from work today and made my way to the production studio. Simply, it was awesome. Sign some papers and make your way into makeup and wardrobe. there, a incredibly well-endowed blonde spends several minutes bending over you as she powders your face with this ever so soft brush. She smudges some stuff here, wipes some stuff there. It feels.... nice! And you hope this moment never goes away.
Then she plays with your hair. And you realize actors get this done to them every single day!
Of course it ends and a sound guy comes up to you, unbuttons your shirt and tapes a wire inside and runs it down to a gizmo inserted into your back pocket. I resist the urge to ask if I get a gun and a utility belt.
I am escorted into the studio after the red flashing light is turned off. It's way black in there. The stage is in front a huge green screen. The stage consists of one nice big comfy sofa chair on a raised platform. I sit and am told to make myself comfortable. "Fold your legs or do whatever feels most at ease." All sorts of spot lights are focused on this platform and me in the seat. Everywhere else, darkness. I can see cameras, the crew behind them. All the while I am thinking "This is sooo fucking cool!"
I am introduced to my off-camera interviewer, the director, some sound guys and cameramen. They direct me to look at certain spots, test the mike, and simply relax as they make all the necessary adjustments and prep for shooting. The blonde is called in to apply more makeup. I am happy.
Then a boom mike is lowered and a clapper appears. Again, waaaay cool!
The interviewer guy at the podium, off camera begins chatting. Just a normal dialog about the service, my likes and dislike about the product. Then, when all is done, I am told, "Well, that is it. We just shot 19 minutes of footage and we are done!"
I leave the stage and am in total awe of the experience. Sure, I was nervous and felt unsure a bit. But it wasn't nerve-wracking in the least. It was fun!!